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ABOUT IMG ACADEMY

Named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation in 2024, IMG Academy is the world's leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via the IMG Academy+ brand, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via the NCSA brand, providing content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches

Position Summary

Supports the execution of payroll operations as part of the People Operations Total Rewards team by performing transactional payroll tasks, maintaining employee data, and delivering timely reporting and analytics. Serves as the first line of support for payroll inquiries and provides backup payroll processing as needed, contributing to accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations that enable organizational goals.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll and Reporting

• Serve as the first point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, providing timely and accurate responses to team members and leaders, and escalating complex issues as needed
• Support the end-to-end payroll process through transactional activities, including data entry, updates, and ongoing system maintenance within payroll and HRIS systems
• Accurately enter, maintain, and audit employee payroll data, ensuring compliance with internal policies and applicable regulations
• Assist in processing payroll-related transactions such as garnishments, tax updates (W-4), direct deposit changes, and other pay adjustments
• Partner with Payroll Specialists and People Operations to support benefits, short-term disability (STD), and leave of absence (LOA/FMLA) payroll coordination, documentation, and reporting
• Provide backup support for Payroll Specialists, including assisting with or processing payroll during absences or peak periods
• Fulfill standard and ad-hoc payroll and workforce reporting requests, ensuring data accuracy and timely delivery
• Support preparation of regulatory reporting and compliance data, including AAP, OFCCP, EEO-1, and VETS-100 reporting
• Maintain documentation and tracking for employment verifications and unemployment requests
• Help maintain data accuracy and integrity across payroll and HRIS systems through regular audits and validation checks
• Support basic analysis of payroll and workforce data to identify trends, discrepancies, or opportunities for improvement
• Assist in monitoring key payroll metrics and escalating variances or issues to the appropriate team members
• Collaborate with People Operations and cross-functional teams to support payroll processes and enhance team member experience
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation, and standard operating procedures within payroll operations
• Support ongoing efforts to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across payroll and reporting processes
• Proactively solve problems and turn new ideas into action
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, accounting, finance, organizational development or equivalent experience in similar field
• Experience with HRIS, Ceridian Dayforce, ADP, Workday or related HR and payroll software
• Technical and creative skills to pull data sets, compare data, display data for easy understanding
• Expertise in quantitative business analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data
• Ability to analyze, interpret and draw inferences from data and reports
• Ability to use independent judgment to manage and impart confidential information
• Ability to maintain a high level of conduct and ethics in all employee and guest relations
• Highly organized
• Attention to detail
• Desire to create and be part of a collaborative work environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• People Operations experience working in an environment with a combination of exempt/non-exempt/seasonal employees
• HRIS implementation experience
• Florida notary
• Bilingual (Spanish)

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug test upon offer

BENEFITS:

As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
• 401k with an Employer Match
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Gym Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• Wellbeing Program
• and more!

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.